Two young men have been allegedly killed by some officers of Amotekun in the early hours of yesterday, at Ajanla, in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan Southwest Local Government of Oyo State.
The deceased, Mr Abdullahi Ishola and Mr Rashidi Mudashiru including one Alaba Isa who was fortunate to have sustained injuries in the process were said to be at a party organised by some youths in the area to celebrate the eve of Eid-el-kabir.
According to the injured person, Alaba Isa, who claimed that he was shot on his back, the Amotekun officers had stormed their party and started shooting sporadically without asking anyone any question.
Two younger brothers of the deceased, who were also at the party, Mr. Ibrahim Ishola and Mr Hassan Mudashiru maintained that the Amotekun officers suddenly stormed their party, which was an annual practice by the youths in the area and started shooting indiscriminately until they hit Rashidi and Abdullahi.
Head of family of one of the deceased, Abdullahi, Alahji Olayiwola Sulu-Ishola has called on the Oyo State government to thoroughly investigate the issue.
Responding to the allegation, the coordinator of Amotekun in Ibadan Southwest Local government, Mr. Sikiru Apanpa said the deceased and others were allegedly trying to rob a shop at the Liberty Stadium end of Oke Ado area when the security officers who were on patrol spotted them.
Mr. Apanpa explained that on sighting his men, two of the youths alerted others and they immediately started shooting at the officers.
He added that his men retaliated and two of the youths were gunned down in the process, while the dead and the injured were taken away by the survivors.
Radio Nigeria’s efforts to get confirmation of the incident from the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Adewale Osifeso were unsuccessful, as he neither picked his calls nor replied to the text message sent to him.
Abisola Oluremi
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo State has inaugurated peace and reconciliation committee to ensure genuine reconciliation among aggrieved loyalists of the party.
The State Chairman of the party, Chief Akin Oke presided over the event which was held at the party secretariat, Oke Ado, Ibadan.
At the event, Chief Oke spoke on the framework that should guide the committee.
He said the committee which is to be headed by former governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao- Akala should consult with all aggrieved members of the party which included all APC candidates at the governorship, National, State House of Assembly and Local governments’ level, in order to achieve genuine reconciliation.
The committee was further charged with identifying contentious issues in the party and come up with suggestions and recommendations, propose mechanism for resolving internal crises and other relevant issues that would help in genuine reconciliation effort.
Speaking on behalf of the Committee, Otunba Alao-Akala said the committee would be committed and give their best in the assignment considering its importance.
The committee members are Otunba Alao- Akala, Prince Gbade Lana, Secretary, Alhaji Kamar Ajisafe, Pa Akin Ojebode representing Oyo Zone, Alhaji Laide Abass, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, Pa Adeleke, Senator Teslim Folarin and Segun Odebunmi among others.
The immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi had earlier set up the reconciliation committee in March but the body could not be inaugurated due to the prevailing situation in the country.
Adedayo Adelowo
The level of compliance to the new pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS, in some filling stations in Ibadan has improved.
Our correspondent who monitored the situation reports that a good number of both major and independent marketers had complied with the new official pump price of one hundred and twenty-five naira per litre.
A visit to some filling stations in areas like Sango, Agbowo, Oke-Ado, Challenge, Odo Ona and Molete showed that most of them had changed their meters to the new pump price.
However, fillings stations like Nurduk at Oke-Ado was still selling at one hundred and forty-five naira per litre.
Some motorists and commercial drivers called on Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to enforce the new price on filling stations that were yet to comply.
They, however, urged the federal government to further reduce the pump price of petrol considering the continuous fall in the price of oil in the international market.
Olukemi Akintunde
Innocent residents of Ibadan have continued to count their losses following the fracas that ensued between students of IMG Grammar School and their counterparts from Ansarudeen Grammer School, Oke-Ado, Ibadan.
At least nineteen vehicles brought for repairs at a mechanic village were destroyed by the protesting students.
Staff Reporter Adedayo Adelowo visited the scene of the crises for assessment of the situation, the remote cause and ways of preventing a recurrence.
The incident started yesterday when a group of Ansar-udeen students allegedly stormed the premises of IMG Sharp Corner, attacking them with stones.
Students of IMG Grammar School in an attempt to prevent “oppression” repelled the visitors with machetes and other dangerous weapons and chased them out of the area.
They were said to have also thrown stones to discard the perceived aliens and in the process, forced the residents to scamper for safety as well as destroying vehicles numbering nineteen at the nearby mechanic village and attacking people at will.
Efforts of the residents and the mechanic to curb the students’ outrage were futile as they reportedly defied control.
The event took a new dimension today as some workers at the mechanic village decided to go violent by destroying a canteen in front of the school on the grounds that the woman habours some criminally-minded students, an allegation the owner of the shop has denied.
A worker at the mechanic village narrated how it happened and appealed to stakeholders in assisting them on how to repair the damaged vehicles.
A source hinted Radio Nigeria that the recurring crisis in the school was orchestrated in connivance with some teachers and students.
The source identified one of the students as “Kesari” a name depicting a notorious character in a Nigerian home video as the leader of a gang which had been terrorizing the school.
Some of the vehicle owners have appealed to relevant authorities to look into their plight and assist in the repairs of their vehicles and also ensure that perpetrators were brought to book.
Although there was no presence of security operatives as at the time Radio Nigeria was leaving the area, a visit to Iyaganku Police Station revealed that some students had been arrested.
It was also gathered that a stakeholders meeting on the matter had been scheduled at the Iyaganku Police Station.
Meanwhile, normalcy had returned to the school, however, few students were in attendance as the teachers strategically positioned themselves near escape routes in case of violence breaks out.
Adedayo Adelowo
